2015 got me back into movies in a big way. I’ve always been a movie buff but there was a time from 2011 to Jurassic World where I wasn’t really watching anything. This year I got back into movies with a vengeance. I saw a little more than fifty movies this year in the theaters, so I think I have pretty good feel for the good, the bad, and the disappointments of 2015. Continue reading
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Staff Writer | Star Wars: I love the Universe, I don’t like the movies
Star Wars: The Force Awakens released just a couple of weeks ago. Like many Star Wars fans I was there opening night. But as I purchased my tickets, I was stunned at how fast the time had passed by from when Disney bought the franchise from George Lucas back in 2012 and announced the next trilogy of films. I have been almost totally disengaged from the built-up to this movie. Yes, I checked out ever trailer and most every article I happened across, but I wasn’t jittery with excitement the way I was for The Hateful Eight this year. Continue reading
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Staff Writer | Please Do Them Right, Pt 1: Video Games That Should be Movies
Movie adaptations from books, comic books, and plays are common and have had a wide range of successes. However, making a movie based on a video game is a different monster altogether. It’s like invading Afghanistan, no one can do it right. While at times they can make some money at the box office, these movies have never been a hit with critics and rarely please fans. The mostly critically acclaimed one, and I use the phrase loosely, was Final Fantasy and the best performing one at the box office was Mortal Kombat. That being said, here are some games that I’d like to see get made it to movies even if they have already been screwed up already and will most likely be screwed up again. Just maybe, if done right, these could be great (ok, maybe enjoyable) films. Continue reading
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Staff Writer | Review: Sex Criminals 1 & 2
Many years ago I remember reading an article that ranked the best super hero powers to have. Top among them was The Zack Morris Time Out, in other words, stopping time. Imagine the things you can do with the Zach Morris Time out! This is exactly the situation in which the characters of Sex Criminals find themselves, except, to actually stop time they have to have an orgasm. (This sounds too good to be true.) So what do they do with this new found advantage? Rob banks, of course. Continue reading
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Therefore I Geek 